Instructional Media Why should we use it? Mara Gras and Lois Hubbard

Types of Instructional Media Non-Projected Media Projected Media Audio Media Motion Media Hyper Media Gaming Media Works Cited Title Screen

Non-Projected Media Photographs, diagrams, and displays –Use to: Illustrate concepts Enhance direct instruction Encourage students to look at data in diverse ways

Projected Media Slides, filmstrips, and overheads –Use to: Allow all students to view the same material at the same time Offer the students other perspectives on the material

Audio Media Cassettes and compact discs –Use to: Allow students to hear other languages/dialects Allow auditory learners to review the lessons Encourage creativity through music

Motion Media Videos, computer mediated instruction, and television –Use to: Offer supplemental instruction Experience concepts in a manner that is not available in “real life” – i.e. Magic School Bus

Hyper Media Computer networks, software, and the Internet –Use to: Offer resources beyond the library Develop computer and word processing skills Offer interactive learning

Gaming Media Computer games –Use to: Provide a playful environment for learning Structure learning through rules Motivating for tedious or repetitive content Uses problem solving skills

Works Cited Those Who Can, Teach Ryan and Cooper Published by, Houghton Mifflin Company Instructional Media and Technologies for Learning sixth edition. By, Heinich, Molenda, Russell, and Smaldino Published by, Prentice-Hall, Inc.